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Man charged with refusing to take a breathalyzer test

A 45-year-old has been charged with refusing to comply with a demand for a breath sample
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A complaint about an erratic driver has led to charges for a 45-year-old.

Sault Ste. Marie Police say the 911 call came in at around 7 p.m. Sunday about a vehicle in the area of Third Line East and Great Northern Road.

Arriving officers found a suspect vehicle in a parking lot in the 300 block of Great Northern Road.

Once the officers spoke with the driver, they suspected he may be impaired by alcohol.

Officers read the accused a demand for a breath sample, and he refused to provide one, police alleged in a news release.

He was arrested.

Charles McBride is charged with refusal to comply with a demand. 

None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unless proven guilty.